Journeys Through Mental Illness: Client Experiences and Understandings of Mental Distress

Author:   Juliet Foster
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781403986252


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   29 August 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Journeys Through Mental Illness: Client Experiences and Understandings of Mental Distress


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At a time when service users' perspectives are increasingly recognized in healthcare, this seminal book highlights the importance of clients' perceptions of all aspects of mental illness. It examines the implications of these understandings, especially in relation to clients' relationships with services.

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Author:   Juliet Foster
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781403986252


ISBN 10:   1403986258
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   29 August 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

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Acknowledgements Allowing Madness Vox Perspectives from Psychology, Psychiatry and Other Disciplines Perspectives from Clients Themselves and the User Movements Defining Mental Health Problems By and Through Experience The Journey Through Mental Illness Labelled, Spoiled, Negotiated, Rejected: Identity and Mental Health Representing Mental Ill Health Conclusions and Implications Appendix: Methods References.

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JULIET FOSTER is Research Fellow in Social Psychology at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University, UK. The research on which this book is partly based was awarded the BPS Social Psychology Section Annual Award for the Most Outstanding Thesis in Social Psychology, 2002.

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